Preface
SECTION I
Survey
Introduction:describing and explaining
L2 acquisition
What is second language acquisition?
What are the goals of SLA?
Two case studies
Methodological issues
Issues in the description of learner language
Issues in the explanation of L2 acquisition
The nature of Learner language
Errors and error analysis
Developmental patterns
Variability in learner language
Summary
Interlanguage
Behaviourist learning theory
A mentalist theory of language learning
What is interlanguage?
A computational model of L2 acquisition
Social aspects of interlanguage
Interlanguage as a stylistic continuum
The acculturation model of L2 acquisition
Social identity and investment in L2 learning
5 Discourse aspects of interlanguage
Acquiring discourse rules
The role of input and interaction in L2 acquisition
The role of output in L2 acquisition
Summary
6 Psycholinguistic aspects of interlanguage
L1 transfer
The role of consciousness in L2 acquisition
Processing operations
Communication strategms
Two types of computational model
7 Unguistic aspects of interlanguage
Typological universals:relative clauses
Universal Grammar
Learnability
The critical period hypothesis
Access to UG
Markedness
Cognitive versus linguistic explanations
8 Individual differences in L 2 acquisition
Language aptitude
Motivation
Learning strategies
9 lnstruction and L2 acquisition
Form.focused instruction
Learner--instruction matching
Strategy training
Summary
10 Conclusion:multiple perspectives in SLA
SECTION 2
Readings
SECTION 3
References
SECTION 4
Glossary
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